Evolution Is a Model, Why Not Teach It That Way?
This chapter describes the author’s Evolution Readiness project1and the teaching materials it has produced. These materials present themselves to students as engaging video games built on a manipulable model that embodies natural selectionas an explanator
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Models and Modeling in Science Education
Volume 7
Series Editor Professor Emeritus J.K. Gilbert Institute of Education, The University of Reading, UK
Editorial Board Professor D.F. Treagust Science and Mathematics Education Centre, Curtin University Australia Professor J.H. van Driel ICLON, University of Leiden, The Netherlands Dr. Rosa´ria Justi Department of Chemistry, University of Minas Gerais, Brazil Dr. Janice Gobert Worchester Polytechnic Institute
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Multiple Representations in Biological Education
Editors David F. Treagust Science and Mathematics Education Centre Curtin University Perth, Western Australia Australia
Chi-Yan Tsui Science and Mathematics Education Centre Curtin University Perth, Western Australia Australia
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Foreword
Biology is the study of living organisms from all perspectives, ranging from molecular and cellular to entire organi
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